Alden, John and Dennis C. Landis (editors).

EUROPEAN AMERICANA. VOLUME III: 1651 - 1675.

A CHRONOLOGICAL GUIDE TO WORKS PRINTED IN EUROPE RELATING TO THE AMERICAS, 1493-1750.
Providence and New York: The John Carter Brown Library and Readex Books, 1980-1997. small 4to. cloth. 692 pages. A CHRONOLOGICAL GUIDE TO WORKS PRINTED IN EUROPE RELATING TO THE AMERICAS, 1493-1750. Third volume covers the years between 1651 and 1675. (of six volumes). Entirely superseding Joseph Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana, which appeared between 1868 and 1936, European Americana is now, first of all, the most comprehensive bibliographical guide to the entire printed record of European consciousness..... READ MORE about EUROPEAN AMERICANA. VOLUME III: 1651 - 1675

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Alden, John and Dennis C. Landis (editors).

EUROPEAN AMERICANA. VOLUME V: 1701 - 1725.

A CHRONOLOGICAL GUIDE TO WORKS PRINTED IN EUROPE RELATING TO THE AMERICAS, 1493-1750.
Providence and New York: The John Carter Brown Library and Readex Books, 1987. small 4to. cloth. 597 pages. A CHRONOLOGICAL GUIDE TO WORKS PRINTED IN EUROPE RELATING TO THE AMERICAS, 1493-1750. Fifth volume (of six volumes). Entirely superseding Joseph Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana, which appeared between 1868 and 1936, European Americana is now, first of all, the most comprehensive bibliographical guide to the entire printed record of European consciousness of the Americas. With more than 30,000..... READ MORE about EUROPEAN AMERICANA. VOLUME V: 1701 - 1725

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Barker, Nicolas.

THE GLORY OF THE ART OF WRITING: THE CALLIGRAPHIC WORK OF FRANCESCO ALUNNO OF FERRARA.

2 VOLUMES
Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 10.6 x 13.75 inches. cloth, regular and oblong quarto, in custom slipcase. 141 pp. (text); 231 pp. (facsimile). 231 color plates. 2 VOLUMES. This work unites the Rothschild Alunno, now in the Cotsen Children's Library, with Alunno's remaining work from four European collections and reconstructs the original appearance of the cartoni by the preeminent 15th century Italian writing master. The cartoni are presented in full color facsimile, with a...... READ MORE about THE GLORY OF THE ART OF WRITING: THE CALLIGRAPHIC WORK OF FRANCESCO ALUNNO OF FERRARA

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Been, Anita Cavagnaro.

ANIMALS & AUTHORS IN THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAS, A HEMPISPHERIC LOOK AT THE WRITING OF NATURAL HISTORY.

with Cataloguing Records for Selected Titles prepared by Burton Van Edwards.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2004. 4to. cloth. xxvi, 184, (3) pages. with Cataloguing Records for Selected Titles prepared by Burton Van Edwards. First edition. Based on an exhibition at the John Carter Brown Library in 1998-99, this richly illustrated work presents the full range of New World animals as recorded by early naturalists. The book deals with North American, Caribbean, and Latin American species as presented in various narrative contexts, and comments on..... READ MORE about ANIMALS & AUTHORS IN THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAS, A HEMPISPHERIC LOOK AT THE WRITING OF...

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(Bookplates). Smith, Sidney Lawton (engraver).

C. 1870 PRODUCTION, RENDITION OF PAUL REVERE'S ENGRAVED BOOK PLATE.

3.25" x 4.75" small 12mo bookplate. Isaiah Thomas altered to "Isaac Rand Thomas" as indicated on the plate itself. Faint notation below 'TUS" in NEC-ELATUS reads, "S.L.S after P.R." Printed on early watermarked laid paper. Exceptional eye appeal and workmanship. The printer was Sidney Lawton Smith (1845-1929). Smith was an American designer, etcher, engraver, illustrator, and bookplate artist. This bookplate for Isaiah Thomas was first engraved by Paul Revere and subsequently name altered by Sidney..... READ MORE about C. 1870 PRODUCTION, RENDITION OF PAUL REVERE'S ENGRAVED BOOK PLATE

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(Brown, John Carter).

BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA, CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY IN BROWN UNIVERSITY, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

7 volumes.
Millwood: Kraus Reprint Co., 1975. tall 8vo. cloth. 7 volumes. Seven volumes. An invaluable Americana reference set. The complete set of this bibliography is composed of the following volumes. Thousands of collations are given. 1). EARLIEST BOOKS TO THOSE DATED 1674. x, 511; (viii), 552; (iv), 310 pages. Reprint of the third and last edition originally printed over the period 1919 to 1931. 2). BOOKS PRINTED 1675-1700. Providence: Brown University Library, 1973, 4to., cloth. xxxi..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA, CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY IN BROWN UNIVERSITY,...

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(Brown, John Carter). Wroth, Lawrence C.

JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORTS.

8 volumes.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1972. 8vo. cloth. Averages 250 pages per volume. 8 volumes. Reprint of the actual reports with essays by Lawrence C. Wroth, a preface by Thomas R. Adams and an index by Dorothy G. Watts. Excellent reference set for those interested in the study of Americana because of the articles printed and the collations of books acquired by the library that are given. The index makes the set quite usable..... READ MORE about JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORTS

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(Brown, John Carter). Wroth, Lawrence.

LIBROS VIRUMQUE CANO GAUDEAMUS, THE GIFTS OF JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN TO THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY FROM 1924 TO 1969, A TRIBUTE ON HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 1970.

Providence: John Carter Brown Library, (1970). 8vo. paper wrappers. 80, (4) pages. First edition. Contains a 15 page introductory biography by Lawrence Wroth followed by an annotated list of the books. Corner bumped. READ MORE about LIBROS VIRUMQUE CANO GAUDEAMUS, THE GIFTS OF JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN TO THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY...

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Brunschwig, Hieronymus.

BUCH DER CIRURGIA.

Oberkirch, Germany: Editions Medicina Rara Ltd, (1975). 4to. half vellum and paper-covered boards. [6], ix-cxxviii [i.e. 126] leaves. Facsimile of first edition originally published in 1497 limited to 2800 copies, of which this is one of 2500 numbered copies bound thus. Fine in fine slipcase. Printed for the members of Editions Medicina Rara Ltd. at the presses of the Druckerei Holzer, Weiler im Allgäu, West Germany, on a rag paper manufactured especially for this edition..... READ MORE about BUCH DER CIRURGIA

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A CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: COMPREHENSIVE INDEX.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, 2021. 12.375 x 9 inches. light gray Japanese cloth with front covers stamped in gold, with illustrated endpapers. 2 vol.: [xiii], 622, [2]; [6], 623-1252, [2]. The Comprehensive Index volumes cover all 20,082 descriptive entries published in the previous six volumes, all well illustrated: Twentieth Century (2 vol.: 12,403 entries, v.1 issued in 2000 and v.2 issued in 2003), Nineteenth Century (2 vol.: 6,370 entries, issued in 2019) and..... READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: COMPREHENSIVE INDEX

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CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: THE PRE-1801 IMPRINTS, (VOLS. I & II).

Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2020. 9.4 x 12.6 inches. Blue Japanese cloth with gilt-stamping, spine labels. 2 vols: xli, 258; xxxvii, 2, [260]. In fall 1996, the Cotsen staff began compiling a multi-volume book catalogue of the research collection, with support from the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the Technical Services Department of the Princeton University Library. With the publication in 2020 of The Pre-1801 volumes I (A-K) and II (L-Z), the..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: THE PRE-1801 IMPRINTS, (VOLS. I & II

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CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, A-L (VOL. I).

Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2000. 9.4 x 12.6 inches. cloth, with gilt-stamped decoration on upper cover, title label on spine. 656 pages. In fall 1996, the Cotsen staff began compiling a multi-volume book catalogue of the research collection, with support from the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the Technical Services Department of the Princeton University Library. Four volumes of the catalogue have been completed thus far. In May 2000, volume I, The..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, A-L (VOL. I

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Cohn, Don J. (ed.) with text by Ann Herring.

THE DAWN OF WISDOM: SELECTIONS FROM THE JAPANESE COLLECTION OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY.

Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. paperback. 136 pages. The Cotsen Children's Library is home to one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of Japanese books and printed matter for children outside of Japan. At present, this remarkable and constantly expanding corpus consists of over 10,000 items, including not only books and magazines, but also printed games, posters and broadsides, single-sheet prints, panel-theater sets, educational materials for home and school..... READ MORE about THE DAWN OF WISDOM: SELECTIONS FROM THE JAPANESE COLLECTION OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

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